Turnessing 2

Cutting a small team doing a news service for the BBC Asian Network is short-term thinking in terms of diversity and inclusion; making young Asians take a news service from Radio 1's Newsbeat team is probably the least worst second choice, but will do nothing in terms of serving a 'hard to reach' audience. 

Hear this from Sej, now an established documentary producer, who joined 5Live on the admin team, and blossomed producing stars of the future on the Asian Network. 

Closing Asian Network news is a tragedy. Some argue we don’t need separate outlets for Black or Asian stories, but many mainstream editors, who are often white and posh, (some) don’t fully grasp the intricacies of these communities. This is a huge loss. Sad times. https://t.co/oVXF87F5kd

— Sej 🇹🇿🇮🇳🇬🇧 (@Sejthejourno) October 15, 2024

Imagine how this young journalist feels today, having joined the Asian Network three months ago, following a development course called  BBC Future Voices World Service.